St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-09
Reports by Globe Correspond
entS From Every Part OF
the Territory.
Prohibition Was Strong, Gen.
orally Sweeping the Field
Everywhere.
Division Gets a "Maj oritY"
Because There Was No
Opposition,
But Not a Majority Of All the
Votes--A Light Vote
POlled.

The issues in Dakota yesterday were
local option and division. There were
local elections fer county commission
ers and to decide about special taxes
proposed to be levied, but nobody gave
them any attention as matters of terri
torial interest. These county boards
have heretofore been of more impor-
tance because they regulated the sale of
liquors; but. as this power has been
taken out of their hands, they have cut
little or no figure in the campaign just
ended. They must grant or refuse
licenses in accordance with the verdict
of the ballot box. The division propC-
sition on which the people voted pro-
Vided for cutting the territory in twain
on the seventh Standard-a line drawn
a little south of the fOrty-SiXth parallel,
from east to west. The idea of those
who induced the legislature to take the
vote is to show congress that the people
want to divide the territory into two
states. They hope to induce congress
to take this action at the next session.
The vote taken yesterday in itself is of
no value. The only hope of the diyiS-
iOnistS is to have large vote pOlled for
the influence it might have upon, con-
gresS. The pres nt vote has no bear
ing at all upon the admission of the ter
fory.ri CT its division, farther than that.
In estimating the division strength it
will be necessary TO compare it with the
total vote cast for Clifford and Day in
1856. The diviSiOnistS must poll more
Il. = l,o+ &oI
word majority" in the present re-
turns signifies nothing, because the anti
diviSiOnistS have made no canvass, nor
have they taken any interest in the cleo
ton. They have remained away from
the polls and made no attempt to vote.
Therefore the vote that was not cast
must be added to the figures of the anti
division column in order to arrive at a
correct result. This can easily be done
by getting the totals Of Clifford and Day,
deducting the division vote and allow
ing the remainder for the anti-divisiOn-
lists. This is fair and proper, because if
a man is a diviSionist he would come
out and vote. These facts must be
borne in mind in computing the vote of
yesterdays election in Dakota. The
actual result cannot be determined until
all the returns are in and comparisons
made with the vote of 1856. The anti
divisioniStS have made no contest to
speak Of, consequently division has sue
ceeded in getting what seems like big
smajOrity." But no estimate can be
made on the basis of the figures printed
to-day. These simply show the strength
Of the diyiSiOnistS alOne-nothing more.
The matter of local option has excited
more interest really than the division
question. The object is to give to cOun-
ties the right to prohibit the sale of
liquor OF allow their county boards to
regulate the license.
THE DEDUCTIONS To BE DRAWN.
The GLOBE has returns from 63 of the
Organized counties of Dakota, sent by
wire by its special correspondent. OF
course these DO not represent the full
vote Of the counties, and
value now. The figures printed
come only from towns where
there are telegraph offices. 1t will be
several days before the accurate result
can be announced. But the GLOBE S
reports cover the entire territory
East to West, and from North to South
and a good idea of the situation can
be obtained. Briefly summar-
lied, very light vote has
been polled. showing that the
diviSiOniStS will lot have majority of
all the votes of the territory, while the
Prohibitlonists have made a remarkable
showing, and it looks very much as if
they have won wherever they made a
fight. The special kilograms to the
GLOBE, printed below, will give Dakota
readers an idea as to the facts of the
case: